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Carrick no better equipped to deal with major flooding ten years on

Nov 21, 2025 17:01
By Shannonside News
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Carrick no better equipped to deal with major flooding ten years on

Carrick on Shannon was hit by devastating floods in 2009 and 2015.

Carrick-on-Shannon is no better equipped to deal with major flooding this winter than a decade ago. That's according to the Carrick Flood Action Group. Carrick was hit by devastating floods in 2009 and 2015. 30 million euro is due to be spent on a flood relief scheme for Carrick over the next six years. But Carrick flood action group chairman, Liam Farrell, says Carrick is no better protected now than in 2015:

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